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Crime Waves
Aug 28th
~ Anders Parker – “Calling Out To You” ~
A sweet song, with a simple but effective chorus. I like the layers of instruments and the female background vocals. Pretty! From Parker’s upcoming double concept album Skyscraper Crow which seems very promising from what I’ve heard so far.
~ Southside Stalkers – “Robert Downey Jr.” ~
Another fun, upbeat tune by Sweden’s Southside Stalkers. I’m guessing the lyrics are supposed to be from Robert Downey Jr’s point of view, or his name is a metaphor for someone’s who’s been on drugs but cleaned up. And yes, it is a fun song!
~ The Lord Dog Bird – “The Gift Of Song In The Lion’s Den” ~
Has a bit of a Band Of Horses feel to it (mostly due to the vocals), except perhaps a bit rawer and lo-fi. This is the solo project of Colin McCann, otherwise guitarist of Wilderness. Great song.
~ Cold Cave – “Youth and Lust” ~
Cold indeed. Chilly (but not in an ambient way) electronica with a bit of 80s throwback mixed into it. The monotone male vocals kind of make the electro sound even sharper I think, same with the speaking woman. From the album Love Comes Close which is pretty good as a whole.
~ Amanda Zelina – “Midnight Train” ~
This is Amandas second appearance in Crime Waves, “Obsessed” being the previous song I featured. Lovely singer-songwriter stuff. She finally has a full album now, Love Me Till’ I’m Me Again, which will be out this November.
Southside Stalkers – “Bones”
Jul 15th
Despite being Swedish and an avid music-lover, I had not heard of Southside Stalkers before this week. I had however heard of the members’ other musical projects as Sparrow is also behind the moniker Doctors and Dealers while Indy used to play in Moneybrother’s band.
Southside Stalkers formed in 2005 and released the debut Sound Of Speed in 2007 which they are now about to follow up with their sophomore album.
First single is the hilariously cute anatomy lesson “Bones” which will include two other fun songs, namely “Robert Downey Jr.” and “Tudor Man”.
~ “Bones” ~